Posted on November 10, 2025
by Jeff Herringshaw
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“Christianity doesn’t work.” I’ve been told this more than once. Someone explains why he’s giving up his faith, and it usually has something to do with him not getting what he feels he needs. Typically, references are made to unanswered prayers; troubling questions without… Continue Reading “Choosing More than Results”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Bible, Christian, Christian Faith, Easy Life, Faith, Feel better, Feeling Good, God, God is Good, God Is Love, Good Feelings, Good Results, Good Vibes, Grace, Happiness, Hidden Goodness, Hope, I want, I want to feel good, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Kindness, love, Love One Another, make me happy, Peace, Pleasant Feelings, Product, Proof, Results, Scriptures
My desire as a boy was to be strong. Being verbally and physically picked on in elementary school, I became fascinated with the idea of becoming powerful. The longing to prove my strength led to a few fights and endless daydreaming of what that… Continue Reading “Choosing Strange Strength”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Abuse, Apathy, Benevolent, Brave, Bullied, Bully, Caring, Courage, Dominance, Dominate, Faith, fear, Firm, Firmness, forbearing, Force, Forcefulness, Forgiving, Gentle, Gentleness, Gracious, Hope, Humble, Humility, Jesus, Kind, kindhearted, Kindness, love, Loving, Meek, Meekness, Merciful, Mild, Potency, Power, Powerful, Quiet, Quiet Strength, softhearted, Steady, Strength, Strong, Sympathetic, Tender, Timid, Timidity, Tough, Toughness, Trusting God, Turn the other cheek, warmhearted, Way of Jesus, Weak, Weakness
A college philosophy class many years ago pushed me to think about what the word “good” means. I used the word all the time. In fact, everyone around me used it continuously to describe things they liked or approved of. But what did we… Continue Reading “Choosing to Love What is Good”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Appearances, Fruit of the Spirit, God, Godliness, Good, Good behavior, Good Gifts, Good God, Good Heart, Good Motives, Goodly, Goodness, Goodness of God, Heart Intentions, Heart Motivation, Heart Purity, Heart Transformation, Holiness, Holy Spirit, Intentions of the Heart, Is God Good?, Kindness, Looks, Looks Good, moral, Motivations, Nice, Pure Heart, Righteousness, The Good, The Right Stuff, Ultimate Good, virtue, virtuous
Posted on November 7, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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As far back as I can remember, I have largely interpreted life, my value, and my impressions of those around me through the words I hear. What I have taken in through my ears has lodged deep into my soul. Countless words have cut… Continue Reading “Choosing the Right Words”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Accusations, Accusing, Arrogant, Believing the best, Calling, Complaining, Cutting Words, Deadly, Death and Life, Destiny, Destruction, Destructive, Encourage, Encouragement, Encouraging, Gossip, grateful, Grumbling, Hate, Hate Speech, Hope, Humble words, Hurtful, Identity, Intention of the Heart, Kind, Kind Words, Kindness, Life-giving, love, Mean, Mean Spirited, Motives, Pride, Proudful, Sarcasm, Sarcastic, Speech, Thankful, The Heart, The Lips, The Mouth, The Tongue, Words, Wounding Words
Posted on June 20, 2022
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It was the first week of my summer vacation after finishing the 3rd grade. There was an unexpected knock on our front door. The teacher who had started the school year and then disappeared in the spring on maternity leave stood there. In her… Continue Reading “Choosing Kindness as a Lifestyle”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Agape Love, Care, Friendship, Fruit of the Spirit, Fruits of the Spirit, God-given Value, Good Friends, Integrity in Relationships, Kind, Kindness, Long-lasting Relationships, love, Marriage, Moral Goodness, Relationships, Thoughtful, Thoughtfulness
Posted on March 29, 2021
by Jeff Herringshaw
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It was the first week of my summer vacation after finishing the 3rd grade. There was an unexpected knock on our front door. The teacher who had started the school year and then disappeared in the spring on maternity leave stood there. In her… Continue Reading “Choosing Kindness”
Category: Daily ChoicesTags: Agape, Believing the best, Care, Family, Friendship, Fruit of the Spirit, generosity, Honor, Kindness, love, Marriage, Nice, Relationships, Tenderness, Thoughtfulness, Validation, Value
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